Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-13
District Government Affairs.


he WANTS PEACE.
H. A. Merrick, OF All Maple avenue, LeDroit
Park, complains to the commissioners OF the class
OF young men and boys and girls who congregate
near his house every night and conduct themselves
In boisterous manner The dogs, too, give him
nuch annoyance, and ne appeals TO the Commits
S1OnerS for cessation OF these nuiSanceS
MISCELLANEOUS.
r. H. DonohOe, I. w. Ingram, and Fl. P Wagga-
man have been appointed additional prtvates Of
the police force without additional compensation
therefor from the District.
SUING THE RAILROAD FOR DAMAGEs.-Edward
Sheehy entered suit yesterday against the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad Co., claiming 81, 600
for injuries done to his property by the railroad
company g he owns property on the north side of
In this city, and charges that since the 9th day
March, 1887, the railroad company has kept and
stored, and has moved to and from with steam
and noise, twenty or more locomotive engines in
close neighborhood of his property, and has estab-
nShed and Kept repair shop there, fnjuring his
property 10 the amount claimed.
SUDDEN DEATH OF Mrs. ADA WILARD-Mrs
Ada Willard died suddenly In the street last eve
ming, near the corner OF 14th street and Pierce
Place. While returning to her home, No. 1922
Pierce Place, from visiting friends 18th street.
she fell TO the sidewalk and expired almost
instantly and before persons who witnessed the
fall had time TO reach her. DR.. William Gedde5
the family physician, vas hastily summoned and
after an examination pronounced the cause OF
ieath TO be apOplexy. Mrs. Willard was seventy
i've years OF age, and a native of Newport, Her
. II,
| Mary Willard, who is clerk in the Internal
Revenue Department.
TIE ASSOCIATED CHARITIEs-A meeting OF the
board for the eighth subdivision Associated Chart
ties was held Wednesday evening, the 18th inst
TO review and consider the work OF the preceding
winter, and TO make such preparations as would
meet the requirements OF the needy, who through
sickness or accident, might make a draft on the
treasurer. Present: Rev. j. W. Chckering, presi-
dent; W. Z. Dodge, vice president; Loring Chap
pell, treasurer; A. NJ. kanouse, secretary. 1t was
Incd from no
ance OF near $40 was on hand. The number OF
such as had applied for the weight and influence
OF the signatures OF the board TO letters OF the
rotary il, upon investigation, he supposed them
worthy, To obtain work, had largely increased
and with the exception OF two, who thought they
could use The recommendations for work for beg
ging letters ali obtained satisfactory employment
DOUBLING TIE CoURTs.-Next week the equity
business Will be transacted by two Equity Courts
Judges Merrick and James holding them, the first,
named 10 take the first ten cases, the other the
second ten, &c. There Will be about fifty cases
ana the OBJECT Is TO clean up the docket that both
judges may go in the General Term. For the same
reasons Judges Cox and Hagner Will next week
hold Two Circuit Courts.
THE CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT at Universalist
churcn this evening will have as Its chief novelty
tne DOy soprano, Harry Brandon, whose singing at
the Whitney musicale yesterday made such a
pleasing impression.
THE ALLEGED DIAMOND THEA dispatch from
Chicago says that Charles Majors, alias lanes
sinful, tHe negro diamond THIEF from Washington
was yesterday committed to the Criminal Court
under 1880 bonds. 1t Is the purpose thus to
Transfer Transfer the conflict Tor jurisdiction upon the
| States attorney.
The Courts.
| EQUITY COURT-JudOe Merrick
| Io-uay, Ballor agt. Daley; testimony of defend
ant ordered filed In ten days Gheen AIT CaIdwei.
IL HEAD substituted as trustee. Whiting aVt
| MnIlins; appearance ordered. Emmert agt Jar.
nah' 90. Weller agt. Clements; do.
| POLICE COURT-Judge Shell
vniUo.uay, Frank II. Hess, John Tolbert and
,ori.,,n d beckert disorderly conduct; cOllateras
| or 80 days Charles Evans disorderly conduct a.
OF 10 days Robert Hawkins, do. !; do.
| Affair." I'm West WashinRtOn.
| DEATH OF TELEGRAPH OPERATOR-Wm Decker
oieu last night at lis residence No 2s, p IN reef
| In the twenty-siXth year OF his ACE nom con
| SUMPTION. The deceased was an onerator or the
/ western Union Telegraph Co. His funeral Will
LAM piace SUNDAY afternoon, from his late resi-
oenee, .ne lnterment to be at Oak Hill.
| ExCCRsioSiSTs DELAYED-About seventy nvo
excuTsionists 10 the Great Falls on the steam
packet Excelsior this morning were deIayed ~,
sAarting for about three hours on account 81 ,ha
| water In the canal on this level hayfnc heen
Drawn Oh ior the purpose VI raising q sunken
| SHIPPING NEwS-Schooner W. II Skinner a.
rived yesterday, with 400 tons or navino- hiocrs
1 for the District, from New York. Schooner FIIen
| NJ. Allen arrived yesterday, with 900 tons oT Toe
| from henheoec. schooner Sarah Wood cleared to-
/ day, with 400 tons OF coal, Tor StOninQron
4 TEMPERATURES AND CONDITION OF WATrp .rrA
/ M.-Great Falls, temperature, 0S: cOndition D.
receiving reservoir, temperature rs: condtiO1 or
north connection, 2; condition at south cOnnec
condition at innuent gate house, I3; Condition af
| er1uenC gate house. 20. ~